US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on June 2 for "Machine including implement linkages with bump stops" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,251, issued on June 2, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Machine including implement linkages with bump stops" was invented by Bruce Raymond Vahling (Urbana, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linkage for moving an implement between a working state and a stowed state with respect to a frame of a machine. The linkage includes a carriage, at least one arm assembly, and one or more bump stops. The carriage is configured to support the implement. The arm assembly is coupled to the carriage and is pivotable with respect to the carriage to move the implement to the stowed state. The bump stops are configured to contact an...